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Braving intense heat and flames, 50 firefighters worked two hours to keep flames from reaching a storage shed containing volatile raw materials that o(...)
Braving intense heat and flames, 50 firefighters worked two hours to keep flames from reaching a storage shed containing volatile raw materials that o(...)

Braving intense heat and flames, 50 firefighters worked two hours to keep flames from reaching a storage shed containing volatile raw materials that o(...)

Date7/15/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: Braving intense heat and flames; 50 firefighters worked two hours to keep flames from reaching a storage shed containing volatile raw materials that officials said could have levelled two city blocks. At blaze s height; 45-gallon drums of chemicals were hurled high; spewing flaming content over a wide area.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0000653F
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